Rough Times

"I can't believe you would do such a thing!" yelled Kate at Humphrey.

"Well., it's kind of hard not to when you're always gone and I'm stuck here in the den all day."

"Humphrey I'm married to you but tat still means I have alpha responsibilities and I can't sit screw around with my friends all day like you."

"Those guys were all I had growing up!"

"Yes, I know that Humphrey and I know that you're parents died horribly when you're their den came crashing down on you, your sister, mother, and father."

"Spare me your sympathy. I don't need it, what I need is for you to understand that I don't want to be the 'Omega', I want to be someone who can protect you and your parents and the valley."

"But Humphrey you can do all those things already you don't have to go hunting, we have enough wolves doing that." Kate said with concern in her voice.

"No!" shouted Humphrey in protest, "I need to prove that I am a suitable successor to your father." he said as he walked out of the den, leaving Kate sitting in the dark, light from the moon pouring in through the cave entrance.

As Kate sat there in the den alone she started to think about the last few days. She and her mate hadn't howled at last nights Moonlight Howl because they had a big argument about… something she could not remember. They hadn't had a restful night in five days. Their marriage is falling apart at the seams.

Kate Looked up to the moon and said to Humphrey, I love you with all my heart. I don't want to lose you, that would kill me."

Humphrey's POV

I love her, I want to protect her but nobody thinks I can. I take a drink and as I come up I see a flash of light and out from the light walks a tall, old, gray wolf who I recognized from some time but I don't remember. As he walked towards me, he said a few words, I also recognized the deep gravely voice that said, "Hello Humphrey, how you been?"

As I stood there I shock my mouth said by its self, "Dad?"

"Yeah, its me, your old man."

I lunged at him to hug him, but when I tried I felt nothing but I saw him there. "W-What are you doing here?"

"The Great Sky Wolf saw that you and you mate aren't doing so well, so she sent me down here to help you straighten things up."

Kate's POV

"It's been two hours since he left, where is he!" Kate was starting to get frustrated that her mate was not home yet. She was also starting to become worried.

"I'll go look for him." she said to herself.

But as she was about to leave she remembered Humphrey's words, "I need to prove that I am a suitable successor to your father." so she went back inside and fell asleep by herself , hopping that Humphrey was ok.

A/N: Got some good feed back on my first story. Here's the story you guys were waiting for. Sorry it took so long, football and lack of ideas. So enjoy it